1955 Offseason
We extended 1B Joe Adcock & 3B Vern Morgan for 6 years, C Roy Campanella for 4 years and 2B Roy McMillan for 7 years, all to very reasonable deals. Closer Tom Poholsky got a nice raise in arbitration and then we extend him 5 years at a decent price.
What is gonna kill us is Irvins salary hanging over our head. It really limits anything we can do, and since he has a no trade clause we're kind of effed.
We move LF Del Ennis and RP Marshall Cuddles to the White Sox for a couple of Pitchers, that saves us $13K.
I'm trying desperately to move Cal Hogue and his $30K salary. The Braves agree to send us young prospect Bob Conley in exchange for Hogue and Al Jackson. The only problem is, Conley is still only 20 and should spend more time in the minors, but we'll likely have to put him in our rotation right away.
Monte Irvin is actually rehabbing quicker than anticipated. My goodness he's good at everything, even being injured.
Heading into the season our pitching still looks solid, save for Bill Miller as our 5th starter. Our pen returns the same solid core. Our lineup is solid enough as well but we need Greengrass and Wertz to both produce in the middle, and to stay healthy. Gale Wade will patrol CF until Irvin is healthy which we now think could come as soon as early May. 2B Roy McMillan
has blossomed into a really good ballplayer and he'll hit leadoff until Irvin returns.
The Athletics do not go to Kansas City.